Jim Ross reveals he is scheduled for brain surgery next week
Jim Ross shared a concerning health update citing he is scheduled to undergo brain surgery next week.
Ross revealed on the Grilling JR Podcast that he is scheduled to have brain surgery next week to address a condition that has affected his memory following a lengthy hospital stay.
“I feel pretty good. I think it’s getting, I’m getting better every day, but still got a ways to go. I can’t drive yet. All that stuff. I’m cutting back on my appearances. I got one big one coming up in Minneapolis in a few weeks. So, but I’m just battling, I’m getting ready to have another surgery, brain surgery this time. That’s going to be an adventure, because I don’t think they’re going to find much in my brain.”
“I’ll be in the hospital for a few days. Hopefully nothing will go wrong. I’ve got a great surgeon. I had to go to the cardiologist today, a heart doctor, to talk to him about this upcoming procedure. He had to approve it or they wouldn’t do it. So, he did, and they’re going to do it soon. I don’t have a confirmed date set but it’s going to be in the next week or so, that’s what I’m pushing for.”
“It’s just an illness and I’ve got to get it addressed. I couldn’t live my life the way it was, you know? I’d forget sh*t and I just couldn’t remember things, it was just horrible, I felt horrible.”
“But it all started with me passing out in my house and being discovered there, which began and which began an almost 40 day hospital stay.”
“Anyhow, this procedure that I’m getting ready to have done, I think it’s called a shunt, it’ll go from my brain. I don’t know where all it’s going to go, but it’s it’s going it’s going someplace to get that fluid off my brain that’s making me not not remember stuff. It’s fairly serious. I always thought that anytime they open your skull up and that you it’s a serious piece of business. And this certainly feels that way. So, I’ll get it done, a short hospital stay, then back home to heal up. That’s what I’m going to do, I’m going to heal up.”
The procedure is commonly performed to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid from the brain to prevent memory problems and difficulty in thinking clearly.
The WWE Hall of Famer was hospitalized last month for an undisclosed medical issue. He has dealt with several health setbacks in recent months, causing him to miss multiple AEW appearances.
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